CloakNNNdagger
Hall of Fame
It's all in coaching approach. Give one of these to Cushing, betcha see Okoye "shoot the gap" EVERY play. After awhile, like Pavlov's dog, you won't be using up the batteries anymore
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It's all in coaching approach. Give one of these to Cushing, betcha see Okoye "shoot the gap" EVERY play. After awhile, like Pavlov's dog, you won't be using up the batteries anymore
Yankee_In_TX
Dance Lindsay!
What?!?! Skahkneenah better be back!
CloakNNNdagger
Hall of Fame
Looks like Larry Johnson was good enough for Shanny and Shanny.
CloakNNNdagger
Hall of Fame
Weigmann to the Chiefs.
It's all in coaching approach. Give one of these to Cushing, betcha see Okoye "shoot the gap" EVERY play. After awhile, like Pavlov's dog, you won't be using up the batteries anymore
Wish I could rep you.
LOL
I was thinking yhe same thing.
Call me crazy but I expect a top 10 pick to be doing that every game.
Revis seems to be showing up every game for the Jets. I guess that's to much to expect from OkOye. Hopefully he keeps improving.
I guess Lil Shanny wasn't on board with the rest of the FO, about LJ's ability to help the Texans make the playoffs next year.
Kubes man crush for Myers is never ending. Wiegmann could've helped the Texans. Oh well
gary
Hall of Fame
His wife would help all of us let's resign Pitts.
Texan4Ever
All Pro
Don't know if this is the right thread for this but: Deon Grant (S, Seahawks) was cut. He is 31 years old but has been a productive player, so how bout' him in a Texans uni?
El Tejano
Hall of Fame
I think you are okay putting that here. I wouldn't mind getting a vet like that but after seeing how Seattle had a bad defense last year, I can't really get excited over him. Is he a FS or a SS?
Grant is a FS about the same level as Wilson, and may not have the pure range, coverage skills that Eugene has.
Texan4Ever
All Pro
Oh ok then, guess I'll pass...
I wanted the Texans to pick him up in FA when Seattle signed Grant in FA.
After seeing him play I'm glad that we didn't sign him.
After seeing him play I'm glad that we didn't sign him.
No More 8-8's
Waterboy
Just thinking of Safeties from Seattle makes me cringe. Thank you Michael Boulware for getting my hopes up.
I think he is more of a strong safety.
Errant Hothy
Hypermediocrity
Because just maybe Sean Jones is a tad overrated.
There might just be a reason why he only singed a 1 year deal in Philly, and was not re-signed. Besides that we passed on him last year, so why are you suprised we passed on him again?
Because that's what we do in FA.
GP
Go Texans!
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Dude, while I agree with a lot of what you say...you gotta' find a happy place.
I was you about a year ago. Every post I made was negative and hyper-critical of Kubiak and the team overall.
It wasn't until a few guys on here started leaving me "intervention" rep comments that I realized how depressing I had become.
Your schtick is gonna' wear thin at some point. I'm just sayin'......
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Dude, while I agree with a lot of what you say...you gotta' find a happy place.
I was you about a year ago. Every post I made was negative and hyper-critical of Kubiak and the team overall.
It wasn't until a few guys on here started leaving me "intervention" rep comments that I realized how depressing I had become.
Your schtick is gonna' wear thin at some point. I'm just sayin'......
You're probably right.
I need to do the 10 step program and get to a place where the moves or lack of moves doesn't matter.
Step 1 Dont care
Step 2 laugh at the organizations incompetence.
Step3 thru 10 add as you see fit.
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Second Honeymoon
Hall of Fame
GP
Go Texans!
You have to find a balance between calling out the incompetence, which I think you have done very well (you have the same points that I have), and the good that is there to be enjoyed.
Brian Cushing, and the defense as a whole, is something that I derive great joy from. Our defense became competent for the first time in a long time. I put that on Frank Bush, and the addition of a better DB coach (Gibbs), and some great moves: Subtraction of TJ, Addition of Pollard, drafting of Cushing, and somewhat of a semblance of competence at cornerback.
So the defense, specifically Bush-Cushing-Pollard, is my happy place.
The offense, IMO, is Kubiak's project. While I enjoy the boost in passing stats--After all, David Carr at the wheel of the old offense, pre-Kubiak, was just atrocious--I still don't like how he has made the running game a back-burner issue. While people will point to Alex Gibbs as Kubiak's way of focusing more on the run game, I am not satisfied with the lack of moves for a better RB. Especially since there were moves that we could have made.
Having said all of that, let's look at the Cleveland Browns. The draft analysts had pegged the Browns as being PURE GENIUS for their first round shenanigans that acquired Notre Dame's Brady Quinn as their future QB. I mean, they gushed and gushed about how genius the Browns were for making the moves to get Brady Quinn. At every turn of draft weekend, the analysts were making big noise about the moves. Oops.
Look at the Lions. Heck, the 9ers think they are getting the best of both worlds by having Alex Smith and David Carr as their QB1 and QB2. LOL. Singletary is going to tackle Carr and separate his throwing shoulder if David ever sees the field for significant playing time.
While I don't think Kubiak is all he's cracked up to be, I find ways to enjoy this team. And the conversations on this board. In fact, my interaction on here might just actually be more important to me than what happens each year. We all have a connection on here, no matter how good or bad we do each year. This is the thing that remains constant.
We're not what we should be, but Thank Goodness we're not what we used to be.
El Tejano
Hall of Fame
I so remember that. Matter of fact, someone on this board needs to make a post draft quote section that shows what teams all the experts said were draft winners and losers. Then at the end of the year we can pull that up again and see how genius they are.
I remember Mark Mayock ripping us apart for getting Duane Brown.
TheCD
Rookie
I think you can youtube it, but at the 2002 draft Kiper said something along the lines of Carr and Harrington were can't-miss picks who could not bust...
Really, outside of the Jets, the teams making a ton of moves all suck. Browns, Bears, Lions, etc were all worse than the Texans. IMO, it is a good thing that we are not out "making moves" with the like of those clown organizations.
That's certainly ONE way to look at it.
The other is that those "other" teams were trying to better themselves via FA, wheras the Texans are of the opinion that they wouldn't be improved by any of these players.
Eeyore might be a good candidate for a Texans fan.
hadaad
Rookie
Could we get Steve Atwater, then?
The point of a scouting department is to look at players and determine whether they would help w/o bringing them in for some visit...i.e based on watchng film or live games. It really is a bad crop of free agents. Example, guys like Sean Jones and Grant are names many fans know, but really ae different versions of Eugene Wilson, who fits what you do better. Basically, same dog, different fleas. Pretty much position by position it is the same bit. I mean Kevin Walter was legitimately 2nd or 3rd best unrestricted WR in free agency. Honestly, this year inaction is probably the best action.
That very well could be the case. However, the feebleness of this free agent class should in no way be a foundation for another season of excuses. The Texans couldn't pickup a decent FA CB? They held the rights to the #1 FA CB. The Texans couldn't find a FA RB under 30? That was their arbitrary age limitation...Thomas Jones has averaged over 1300 yards and 13 TDs since his 30th birthday.
I will not criticize what the Texans have or haven't done in free agency. At least not until the results are in. But, I won't be buying any lame excuses involving a weak free agent class hindering this team from winning in 2010, either.
I am of the school that in the NFL, the bottomline is the bottomline. A team has to figure out how to get players who effect winning and losing. While I am not seeing those guys in FA, does not mean that I am giving them the mediocrity pass. I think even if they get nothing from Fa or the draft, this team still nee s to be in the palyoffs at minimuim no matter the injuries or schedules etc.
AnthonyE
Lurker
While I do agree with this, I was just commenting from the part of me that wants any kind of news concerning the offseason. Boring offseason = Bored Anthony.
HoustonFrog
Dallas Frog
ESPN Insider said that McClain has been Twittering about the owners meeting. He says Kubiak told people at breakfast that Kris Brown will have competition starting in OTAs, not just training camp and pre-season. Shayne Graham and Suisam possibilities.
http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/features/rumors
http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/features/rumors
Ole Miss Texan
Hall of Fame
I heard McNair speak last week. He mentioned they will bring in competition for Kris Brown but his overall tone was that KB will be the kicker next season barring any unforseen events. I gathered he thinks its a mental thing, he brought up its like a golfer standing over a 4 ft putt and not knowing if he's going to make it or not.
The Pencil Neck
Hall of Fame
The thing is... mental stuff like that can be really hard to correct. There's no guarantee KB will ever get it together again.
http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Report-Chester-Pitts-will-visit-Seattle.html
For purely football reasons I want him back. Then there's the whole history thing.. Do you really want Kris Brown to be the last origional Texan?
Mike
For purely football reasons I want him back. Then there's the whole history thing.. Do you really want Kris Brown to be the last origional Texan?
Mike
I'm a brown fan.. kind of.. but lets not forget brown had a HORRIBLE year with pittsburg... he missed like 4 fg's in one game. Unless i'm mistaken? That was the year before we picked him up.. was it the new season or the change of scenery that helped?
Mike
The Pencil Neck
Hall of Fame
I thought it was the change of venue. That Steeler Stadium has some nasty swirling winds.
Texans_Chick
Utopian Dreamer
Jerome Solomon said that last year it was a known mechanical thing going on, not a mental thing. Brown knew what he was doing wrong but it wasn't something that could be fixed in-season.
Last year over all, it was a dreadful year for kickers--not just Brown, but throughout the league. Here's a solid article on the subject.
The Football Outsiders people claim that kicking accuracy from year to year is not a terribly consistent number. Hopefully Brown rebounds.
Scooter
Funky
did brown ever say specifically what the problem was?
Texans_Chick
Utopian Dreamer
I do not know. All I saw was Jerome's second hand report with no link to a podcast. IIRC, I looked for a podcast at the time but it didn't exist.
Brisco_County
Apples and roadmaps
Whatever the problem was, I hope they fill us in. It only cost us the playoffs.